Justin Suh

Justin Suh (/ˈsʌ/; born June 12, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking between October 2018 and April 2019.[2] He

Justin Suh
Personal information
Born (1997-06-12) June 12, 1997
San Jose, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins1
Highest ranking68 (June 25, 2023)[1]
(as of October 22, 2023)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT26: 2023
U.S. OpenT27: 2023
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Pac-12 Player of the Year2018
Korn Ferry Tour
Finals points list winner		2022
Korn Ferry Tour
Player of the Year		2022

Career

Suh represented the United States at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy where he won the silver medal together with Cole Hammer and Collin Morikawa.[3]

He attended Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose before playing college golf at University of Southern California where he was Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2018.[4]

Suh turned professional after graduating with a degree in business administration in 2019. He played briefly on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica before joining the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2022, he posted eight top-10 finishes and 14 in the top-25 this in his first 22 starts, including a runner-up finish at the Utah Championship.[5]

Suh won the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship and ranked number one in the season-long points race, earning full status for the 2022–23 PGA Tour. He also earned exemption into the 2023 Players Championship and the 2023 U.S. Open, the first year this was on the line at the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.[6] Suh was voted Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year.[7]

Amateur wins
  • 2013 AJGA Junior at Ruby Hill
  • 2014 Santa Clara County Championship, Northern California Junior
  • 2017 Annual Western Intercollegiate, Trinity Forest Invitational, Saint Mary's Invitational
  • 2018 Amer Ari Invitational, Southern Highlands Collegiate, Pac-12 Championships, Northeast Amateur, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
  • 2019 Southwestern Invitational

Source:[8]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Sep 4, 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship −21 (66-69-64-68=267) 2 strokes United States Austin Eckroat

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T26
U.S. Open CUT T27
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2023
The Players Championship T6
  Top 10

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2023
Match Play T31

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 25 2023 Ending 25 Jun 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. "Suh stands on top of the world". World Amateur Golf Ranking. October 17, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. "Denmark Edges Out USA To Win First Eisenhower Trophy" (PDF). IGF. September 5, 2022.
  4. "USC Men's Golf Roster:Justin Suh". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. Shedloski, Dave (August 25, 2022). "With PGA Tour card in hand, Justin Suh is catching up to Class of 2019 standouts". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. Kelly, Todd (September 4, 2022). "Justin Suh wins 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship but also earns exemptions into Players, U.S. Open in 2023". Golfweek. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. "Justin Suh, S.H. Kim win 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Player Awards". PGA Tour. November 16, 2022.
  8. "Justin Suh Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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